Mice in the trailer - first time in 11 winters

[CaLBaR]

Went to the trailer today just to do a quick check and @#$%^& mice. First time in 11 winters with this trailer and never had them in the first trailer either.

They are in one of the utensil drawers. I think they are frozen because when I opened the drawer they didn't move or scurry away, just stayed curled up in the shredded dish and wash clothes. I am pretty sure if they were not frozen they would have scurried away before I got the drawer open.

Guess I need to go and clean up the mess tomorrow and put in some mouse traps. Any suggestions for cleaning and disinfecting things?

Fortunately a quick look and it seems like 2 in the drawer, some shredded wash, dish clothes and no droppings anywhere else. Maybe I got lucky because it has been super cold here for a couple of weeks. I sure hope so.

[CaLBaR]

I have used the peanut butter in traps at home before with good success but I do like the idea of not feeding any other mice by using the sticky pads. Will go out today to Canadian Tire and see what they have to get rid of these @#$%^&* mice.

DW says sell the trailer now that she is grossed out with the unwanted tenants. Will get rid of the mice, cleaned up and should all be good.

[Farmboy666]

I use sticky pads, cheap and easy. Traps have to be set with a hair trigger and even then they can fail. You can’t get out of a sticky and no bait means your not inviting more mice with a meal.

[SAR_Tracker]

Peanut butter in a traditional trap. Easy, cheap, quick.

Then use Lysol to clean up any traces of droppings. Lysol will kill hantavirus.

[Lwiddis]

“Cover every hole larger than a dime sized is about all you can do.“

As Don says...DIME size and up.

[NMDriver]

hantavirus link you should read this before clean up.

[donn0128]

Probably brought them home with you. Personally I have had the best luck with sticky traps. As for where there coming in? Rodent proof spray foam, some SS screen. Cover every hole larger than a dime sized is about all you can do.